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How I spent £30 on a bag of nuts: the pitfalls of spending in a foreign currency

Mouthy Money contributor Amani Keynan has spent the past year abroad in Egypt studying Arabic.…

How to get a free Greggs sausage roll for Euro 2020

Greggs is giving away free sausage rolls with orders over £5 for Euro 2020. The…

Furlough life part 4: How has the solicitor we spoke to got on?

In October 2020 Mouthy Money spoke to three young professionals about their experiences of furlough.…

How my father lost his life savings by making one fatal investment mistake

Mouthy blogger Nick Daws explains why diversification is key when investing, as he learned from…

Summer holidays already over? Time for staycations as Portugal leaves green list

With the govenrment changing its mind on travel to Portugal, it might be time for…

Your Questions Answered: Do I need to insure my income and write a will?

Mouthy Money has started a new series looking at personal finance questions from readers. If…

10 ways to save big money on your groceries (part two)

In the second of a two part series, new Mouthy Money blogger Shoestring Jane looks…

The end of dodgy whiplash claims? Government cracks down on ambulance chasers

Dodgy whiplash claims may become a thing of the past as the government introduces a…

The 10 Pillars of Financial Independence – part two

There are 10 key ‘pillars’ to financial independence, says Mouthy blogger Finance Dee. In part two of a two-part blog, she explains the second five.

Why we make financial mistakes, and how to avoid them in future

We all make financial mistakes – avoiding them means overcoming what we think we know but don’t, writes behavioural expert Neil Bage.

How I spent £30 on a bag of nuts: the pitfalls of spending in a foreign currency

Mouthy Money contributor Amani Keynan has spent the past year abroad in Egypt studying Arabic.…

How to get a free Greggs sausage roll for Euro 2020

Greggs is giving away free sausage rolls with orders over £5 for Euro 2020. The…

Furlough life part 4: How has the solicitor we spoke to got on?

In October 2020 Mouthy Money spoke to three young professionals about their experiences of furlough.…

How my father lost his life savings by making one fatal investment mistake

Mouthy blogger Nick Daws explains why diversification is key when investing, as he learned from…

Summer holidays already over? Time for staycations as Portugal leaves green list

With the govenrment changing its mind on travel to Portugal, it might be time for…

Your Questions Answered: Do I need to insure my income and write a will?

Mouthy Money has started a new series looking at personal finance questions from readers. If…

10 ways to save big money on your groceries (part two)

In the second of a two part series, new Mouthy Money blogger Shoestring Jane looks…

The end of dodgy whiplash claims? Government cracks down on ambulance chasers

Dodgy whiplash claims may become a thing of the past as the government introduces a…

The 10 Pillars of Financial Independence – part two

There are 10 key ‘pillars’ to financial independence, says Mouthy blogger Finance Dee. In part two of a two-part blog, she explains the second five.

Why we make financial mistakes, and how to avoid them in future

We all make financial mistakes – avoiding them means overcoming what we think we know but don’t, writes behavioural expert Neil Bage.

Meet our Mouthy Bloggers

Edmund Greaves

Co-editor

Edmund Greaves is a former magazine editor who once blew through his life savings trying to become a millennial Ernest Hemmingway in Central America. In his spare time he mostly enjoys holding the government to account.

Paul Thomas

Co-editor

Paul Thomas is a former national newspaper journalist and magazine editor. Used to look like that guy Jamie from Coronation Street; then I got heavy.

Shoestring Jane

Mouthy Blogger

Shoestring Jane is a full-time self-employed mum of three daughters. Her frugal partner in crime is handyman extraordinaire, Mr Shoestring. They are constantly on the look out for ways to save and make extra money. Read more on her blog, Shoestring Cottage.

Finance Dee

Mouthy Blogger

Diandra Latibeaudiere-Gardner 'Finance Dee' is a 28-year old British-Jamaican living in the SE of England. By day she's a research consultant and by night a finance YouTuber and FIRE blogger

Neil Bage

Mouthy Blogger

Neil Bage is the chief behavioural officer at Murphy Wealth and the founder of behavioural insight’s fintech company Be-IQ. He is a specialist on the sub-conscious behaviours that drive our decisions, and has a reputation for bridging complex scientific theory with real-world understanding and application. As well as being a keynote speaker, Neil is also the creator and host of the Bitesize Behaviour Podcast.

William Pointing

Mouthy Blogger

Will Pointing enjoys helping people save money online the easy way by using his marketing experience gained at comparison websites and publishing companies. He has been featured in the Financial Times, the Sun and local radio. He also enjoys the outdoors.

Nick Daws

Mouthy Blogger

Nick Daws is a semi-retired freelance writer and editor, age 65. He is the author of over 30 non-fiction books, including Start Your Own Home-Based Business and The Internet for Writers. He lives in Burntwood, Staffordshire, where he has been running his personal finance blog at Poundsandsense.com for nearly five years.

Steve Bee

Mouthy Blogger

Cartoonist, public speaker and pension expert. Not ideal, but someone had to do it.